They will know, by this time, that we have a white man with us, and, like enough, the Owl will have sent back for one or two more of his warriors.

Likely enough, he only took one with him, at first, seeing we were but two, and that he reckoned on taking us by surprise; but, when he saw you joined us, he would send back for perhaps a couple more." "Then what I would suggest," James said, "is, that we should at once stroll down to our canoe, put it in the water, and paddle out a few hundred yards, and there let down the lines we have got on board, and begin to fish.

As long as we are quiet there, the redskins may not interfere with us, and, when it gets dark, we can make off.

At the worst, we have a chance for it, and it seems to me anything would be better than this sort of wandering about, when we know that, at any time, we may have them down upon us." "Perhaps that is the best plan," Nat said.

"What do you think, Jonathan ?" Jonathan gave an assenting grunt, and they turned their faces towards the lake, still walking at the same leisurely pace.